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Fences and walls in Avalon

Avalon limits fences to 42 inches in the required front yard and 6 feet in required interior side and rear yards.

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Key points

  • Fence height: Avalon limits fences to 42 inches in the required front yard and 6 feet in required interior side and rear yards.

Each rule below links to the section of the Avalon Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Avalon's code says

Avalon code What Avalon's code adds
Front yard height
  • No more than 42 inches high.
    Applies: Fences and walls in the required front yard in any zone.
    § 9-7.801 · code text
    Except as otherwise permitted in this title, fences and walls shall not exceed a height of 42 inches within the required front yard in any zone.
Side and rear yard height
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Required side or rear yards of an interior lot, or the interior side yard of a corner or reversed corner lot.
    § 9-7.801 · code text
    Fences and walls erected within required side or rear yards of an interior lot or parcel of land, or the side yard along the interior side lot line of a corner or reversed corner lot or parcel of land shall not exceed a height limit of six feet except where required by this title, statute or law.
  • No more than 42 inches high.
    Applies: Required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot, within 5 feet of the side lot line.
    § 9-7.801 · code text
    Fences and walls erected within a required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot or parcel of land, shall not exceed a height of 42 inches within five feet of the side lot line or a height of six feet when located within a required rear or side yard, and more than five feet from the side lot line.
  • No more than 6 feet high.
    Applies: Required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot, more than 5 feet from the side lot line.
    § 9-7.801 · code text
    Fences and walls erected within a required rear or side yard on the street side of a corner or reversed corner lot or parcel of land, shall not exceed a height of 42 inches within five feet of the side lot line or a height of six feet when located within a required rear or side yard, and more than five feet from the side lot line.

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Avalon limits fences to 42 inches in the required front yard and 6 feet in required interior side and rear yards.

General information, not legal advice.

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